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Writing Strategies for ADHD Students
Writing a well-organized paragraph or essay is a task that can be daunting for many students. Yet for students with ADHD, the writing process – one that involves coming up with a topic, creating a plan, structuring ideas, writing well-written sentences, and spelling words correctly, amongst other skills, can be downright grueling.
Does Your Child Rush Through His Work? Here’s How To Slow Him Down
Your child comes home from school, eyes his newest video game, and speeds through his school work to “get it over with” and start playing. Does this scenario sound familiar? Many students rush through their schoolwork, doing the absolute minimum required, and make careless mistakes along the way. Rushing through work in this fashion can harm students’ grades and negatively affect their overall performance in school. Help your child slow down and improve his homework skills with the ideas detailed below.
5 Strategies To Help Your Child Study For Tests
Your child may have cruised through the early years of elementary school. Tests and quizzes were rare, homework was a a breeze, and projects involved simply cutting out images from magazines. Yet as students move through school, the testing demands increase rapidly.
“Redshirting” Kindergarten
Back in the day, kindergarten brought visions of dramatic play, circle time, sumptuous snacks, and class pets. “Academic” instruction was minimal, and emphasis was placed on social, emotional, and creative growth. Yet with our current age of rising academic standards and testing demands, kindergarten has now become, in essence, the “new” first grade.